ABOUT GBC
Welcome to Great Basin College!
Great Basin College values you! Valuing what we have in common and our differences means we will foster a college climate of mutual trust, tolerance, informed discourse and always seek to promote GBC as a "safe space" to explore new ideas and perspectives with opportunities for you to grow, learn and be successful in a friendly, supportive campus environment. GBC enriches people's lives by providing student-centered, post-secondary education to rural Nevada. GBC students enjoy outstanding academic programs, smaller class sizes, and excellent faculty who really care about our students. We are GBC!
ADMISSIONS
ACADEMICS
For High School Students
STUDENT SERVICES
GBC ONLINE
Great Basin College is "The Gold Standard in the Silver State" when it comes to long-distance education and online education delivery. GBC offers hundreds of classes and a diverse array of certificate and degree programs fully online and fully affordable!
COMMUNITY
Great Basin College wants to be your choice for higher education. GBC offers associate and baccalaureate level instruction in career and technical education and academic areas. About 4,000 students are enrolled annually online from across the country and on campuses and centers across 86,500 square miles, two time zones, and ten of Nevada's largest counties. We border Arizona, Oregon, Idaho, Utah, and California. We are GBC!
INFORMATION
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RESOURCES
Veterans Resource Center at Great Basin College
The Veterans Resource Center at Great Basin College strives to provide our military affiliated students with the best resources and opportunities to succeed in higher education.
Overview of VA Education Benefits
VA Education Comparison Chart/Payment Rates
What We Offer to Student Veterans and Military Affiliated Families
We offer:
- Wide Range of Degree Objectives to foster success in the civilian world
- New Student Orientation Briefings
- Veterans Education Program Assistance/Guidance for all Chapters
- Course Certification for Monthly Benefits
- Department of Defense Tuition Assistance Guidance
- Private Study Area for Students
- One Stop Shop for all Student Veterans and Military Affiliated Students
In addition to VA educational benefits, students can apply for FAFSA and consider other financial aid options while attending GBC.
Approximately, 3% of students at Great Basin College borrow one or more federal student loan options. The US Dept. of Education uses the Cohort Default Rate (CDR) as a measure of federal student loan repayments at post-secondary institutions. The CDR represents the percentage of borrowers who have entered repayment at a given point in time, then defaulted on their loans with a three-year repayment period.
The last three official CDR for students repaying their Federal Student Loans at GBC are:
- 2019 - 3%
- 2020 - 0%
- 2021 - 0%
Why Great Basin College
Great Basin College wants to be your choice for higher education. GBC offers associate and baccalaureate level instruction in career and technical education and academic areas. About 4,000 students are enrolled annually online from across the country and on campuses and centers across 86,500 square miles, two time zones, and ten of Nevada's largest counties. We border Arizona, Oregon, Idaho, Utah, and California. We are GBC!
